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#36DBCF

#36dbcf ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#36dbcf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 85.88% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.48% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 175.64°, with 69.62% saturation and 53.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 1.72.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5595

Complementary

  1. #36dbcf
  2. #db3642

Split complementary

  1. #36dbcf
  2. #db3694
  3. #db7d36

Analogous

  1. #36db7d
  2. #36dbcf
  3. #3694db

Triadic

  1. #36dbcf
  2. #cf36db
  3. #dbcf36

Tetradic

  1. #36dbcf
  2. #3642db
  3. #db3642
  4. #dbcf36

Square

  1. #36dbcf
  2. #7d36db
  3. #db3642
  4. #94db36

Monochromatic

  1. #126660
  2. #1ea79d
  3. #36dbcf
  4. #77e7df
  5. #b8f2ee

Shades

#36dbcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36dbcf
  2. #31c5ba
  3. #2bafa6
  4. #269991
  5. #20837c
  6. #1b6e68
  7. #165853
  8. #10423e
  9. #0b2c29
  10. #051615
  11. #000000

Tints

#36dbcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36dbcf
  2. #4adfd4
  3. #5ee2d9
  4. #72e6dd
  5. #86e9e2
  6. #9bede7
  7. #aff1ec
  8. #c3f4f1
  9. #d7f8f5
  10. #ebfbfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36dbcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36dbcf
  2. #3dd2c7
  3. #45c9bf
  4. #4cc0b7
  5. #54b7af
  6. #5baea8
  7. #62a4a0
  8. #6a9b98
  9. #719290
  10. #798988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0cec9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfcfcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8bed1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e0d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7d4cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96cad0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ded4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36dbcf {
  color: #36dbcf;
}
Background
.bg-36dbcf {
  background-color: #36dbcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36dbcf {
  border: 2px solid #36dbcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36dbcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 219 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36dbcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36dbcf, #3694db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36dbcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 219 207 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 1.72 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.17 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.44 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.36 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.86 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.85 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.60 #c92430 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#36dbcf  rgb(54, 219, 207)  hsl(176, 70%, 54%)  Turquoise
#db3642  rgb(219, 54, 66)  hsl(356, 70%, 54%)  Crimson
#cf36db  rgb(207, 54, 219)  hsl(296, 70%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#dbcf36  rgb(219, 207, 54)  hsl(56, 70%, 54%)  Citrine